Sleepless in Midlandtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-67562016-12-09T06:20:00-06:00TypePadWell, guess who really is moving to Canada -- Mexican refugeestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d2440449970c2016-12-09T06:20:00-06:002016-12-09T06:20:00-06:00Canada is getting ready for an influx of refugees from Mexico if they aren't allowed to resettle in the U.S. See John McCallum says Mexican visa could be 'reimposed' if refugee claims spike. CBC News has learned officials at IRCC...George JohnsRepublicans, don't fall for that 3 year trap on Obamacare repeal and replacetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb095cd747970d2016-12-08T05:51:00-06:002016-12-08T05:51:00-06:00It's a trap! It's a trap! Prominent lawmakers proclaim that three years is a suitable time for replacing Obamacare. One would think it would be Democrats who are trying to stretch it out to three years, but no, it's Republicans....George JohnsSimply Fit Board -- wait, what about that hole it made in the floortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb095c6bce970d2016-12-07T05:40:00-06:002016-12-07T05:40:00-06:00I certainly don't want to bash Lori Greiner. She's one of the most personable sharks on Shark Tank -- there are some on the panel most people wouldn't want as a partner because they don't like the idea of groveling...George JohnsDreaming of single payer healthcare? The VA is your worst nightmare.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb095c0883970d2016-12-06T06:19:00-06:002016-12-06T06:19:00-06:00Mark Steyn tells what happens from time to time in Britain. A story will make the media rounds about some horrible thing that happened to a patient in a government run hospital, and the public is appropriately appalled. Then a...George JohnsObama to work in media after leaving office, as if we will still need his opiniontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d242519b970c2016-12-05T06:09:00-06:002016-12-05T06:09:00-06:00If this is true, Barack Obama hopes to establish an online media entity after he leaves office. That's good. Many of us feared he would be one of those pundits the cable channels go to when they need a guest...George JohnsDemocrats want vote recount -- mum on fraud crackdowntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b7c8b8366f970b2016-12-04T05:29:00-06:002016-12-04T05:29:00-06:00You really can't blame them. The recount movement is aimed at ousting Donald Trump and achieving a victory for Hillary Clinton, not highlighting voter fraud. A few individuals are trying to bring voter fraud to light. Hans von Spakovsky is...George JohnsWhy, in the face of obvious voter dissatisfaction, are Dems digging in on the left of center positions?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d241838c970c2016-12-03T06:05:00-06:002016-12-03T06:05:00-06:00Many asked why Republicans didn't come around when it appeared liberalism was on the rise, so with Nancy Pelosi as the clear choice of Democrats for Minority Leader, it's a fair question of Democrats. But it's a recurring question. Here's...George JohnsPolitico: Muslim employees in government consider quitting -- hmm, this seems like one of those fake news storiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d240e354970c2016-12-02T05:33:00-06:002016-12-02T05:33:00-06:00This comes from Muslim government officials huddle on ways to survive Trump: Muslim-Americans and other minorities holding national security jobs in the federal government fear for their futures under President-elect Donald Trump — enough so that some have held informal...George JohnsWho you calling xenophobic, stranger?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb09597423970d2016-12-01T06:15:00-06:002016-12-01T06:15:00-06:00So what are we to make of this new word of the year, xenophobia? Anointed as such by Dictionary.com, it was put into the popular lexicon by none other than President Barack Obama. It was politically inspired through and through....George JohnsMaybe all this vote recounting will lead to voter registration reformtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d23f86b7970c2016-11-30T05:52:00-06:002016-11-30T05:52:00-06:00The Clinton/Stein vote count project will likely focus on finding only two things -- uncounted Clinton votes and unqualified Trump votes. That's unfortunate, because just about every rational person suspects that there were a lot of people voting for Clinton...George JohnsPortable device fires directional microwave energy to create a miniature EMPtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb0958263d970d2016-11-29T05:55:00-06:002016-11-29T05:55:00-06:00This has got to be the next best thing to a ray gun. The present model is a bit large -- it needs a 20 foot shipping container and a diesel generator. But the potential is huge, if it works...George JohnsObamacare -- repeal and replace -- it shouldn't be that hardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb095791a5970d2016-11-28T05:50:00-06:002016-11-28T05:50:00-06:00Politicians who are married to the idea of preserving Obamacare tout numbers to buttress their case. The most prominent number is 20 million. That's the number of people they claim will lose insurance coverage if Obamacare is repealed. There's an...George JohnsRon Paul is shilling for system that preserves food 25 years -- he's one optimistic pessimisttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b7c8b4143f970b2016-11-27T06:05:00-06:002016-11-27T06:05:00-06:00Ron Paul has radio commercials in which he shills for Harvest Right, the company that makes a freeze dryer for home use. Dr. Paul proclaims that freeze drying food will preserve it for 25 years. Cue the irony detectors. Paul...George JohnsDemocrats rethink emphasis on identity politics -- women, minorities hit hardesttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb0956cbe4970d2016-11-26T06:19:00-06:002016-11-26T06:19:00-06:00Democrats have been fighting the melting pot theory and working against immigrant assimilation for years. And it finally bit them back when a boisterous white guy came along who inspired a lot of people to proclaim they want to make...George JohnsSuggestions for Dems -- keep doing what you're doing, pleasetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d23d47aa970c2016-11-25T05:00:00-06:002016-11-25T05:00:00-06:00Every time republicans lose a major election some Democrat can be expected to lecture conservatives on what they should do to improve. So it's a little bit gratifying to see Judah Friedman's satirical piece, Dear Democrats: Just Keep It Up....George JohnsThis Thanksgiving let's thank the garbage men of Americatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b7c8b31e5f970b2016-11-24T05:32:00-06:002016-11-24T05:32:00-06:00That's not a joke. We generate tons of garbage, and hauling it away is a dirty job. But someone has to do it. I know. I worked that job one summer during high school. And back in the day, a...George JohnsRachel Briers, a meteorologist with amazing handstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d23c88d9970c2016-11-23T06:33:00-06:002016-11-23T06:33:00-06:00It's probably not a compliment to say that a TV meteorologist could be a hand model. But Newswest9's Rachel Briers could be a hand model. A meteorologist has to watch herself on a monitor and move her limbs to coincide...George JohnsTV commercial -- Duracell and Children's Miracle Hospital -- but why R2D2?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01bb09555416970d2016-11-22T06:36:00-06:002016-11-22T06:36:00-06:00R2D2 is the most innocuous droid on this or any other planet. All he does is deliver messages. Well, I guess the messenger is important -- after all, the telegraph operator was an important part of a cowboy movie, right?...George JohnsIf only Robert Byrd were still alive, he'd clear the air on Jeff Sessionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d23bb13a970c2016-11-21T06:24:00-06:002016-11-21T06:24:00-06:00Robert Byrd was lionized by Democrats. What a shame he is no longer with us, not for anything good he might have done, but to show up Democrats' hypocrisy. For you see, his resume included the title of Exalted Cyclops...George JohnsWhy does Obama have to be so divisive?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef01b8d23b678f970c2016-11-20T06:29:00-06:002016-11-20T06:29:00-06:00He wants to be the community organizer he never was. The Reverend Wright was a rebel rousing preacher with a large community following. But Obama was merely a cool black dude with good speech delivery. Bill Ayers had to be...George Johns